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Department of Construction Technology and Engineering

Academic Staff

TEACHING AREAS

  • Structural Mechanics and Analysis
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Structural Concrete Design
  • Design and Analysis of Tall Buildings and Structural Systems
  • Earthquake Engineering

QUALIFICATIONS

2005 PhD in Civil Engineering, HKUST
2001 MPhil in Civil Engineering, HKUST
1999 B.Eng. (Hons.) in Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

EMPLOYMENT

2012 - Present Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
2011 - 2012 Lecturer, Department of Construction, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)
2010 - 2011 Principal Engineer, Siu Yin Wai & Associates Limited
2008 - 2010 Senior Structural Engineer, Hyder Consulting Limited (HK)
2005 - 2008 Structural Engineer, Siu Yin Wai & Associates Limited

VISITING APPOINTMENTS

2011 - Present Part-time Lecturer, Department of Construction, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)
2010 - Present Part-time Lecturer, Engineering Discipline In-service Training Office (EDIT)

AWARDS

  • Research Studentship, HKUST
  • The Best Teaching Assistant Coordinator, HKUST
  • Second Prize of Post-graduate Team, Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS)
  • T K Hsieh Award (The Best Paper Award), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • JSD Award in Building Structures Design, HKIE & IStructE

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE)
  • Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE)
  • Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (MIEAust)
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
  • National Professional Engineers Register (NPER) – Structural Discipline

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Earthquake-Resistant Design and Analysis
  • Tall Building Design and Analysis
  • Shear Strength and Ductility of Discontinuous Region
  • Large-Scale Laboratory Testing of RC Structures and Components

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • WONG, Simon H F and KUANG, J S (2011). “Predicting Shear Strength of RC Exterior Beam-Column Joints by Modified Rotating-Angle Softened-Truss Model”. Computers and Concrete, An International Journal, Vol. 8, No.1, pp.59-70.
  • WONG, Simon H F and KUANG, J S (2009). “On the Design of RC Beam-Column Joints to Hong Kong Concrete Code 2004”, HKIE Transactions, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Vol. 16, No. 3 pp. 48-55.
  • WONG, Simon H F and KUANG, J S (2008). “Effects of Beam-Column Depth Ratio on Joint Seismic Behaviour”, ICE Journal of Structures and Buildings, Vol. 161, No. 2, pp. 91-101.
  • WONG, Simon H F and KUANG, J S (2005). “Experimental Study on Shear Strength of Exterior Beam-Column Joints with Different Types of Beam Bar Anchorages”, Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Tall Buildings, Hong Kong.
  • KUANG, J S and WONG, Simon H F (2005). “Improving Ductility of Non-seismically Designed RC Column”,ICE Journal of Structures and Buildings, Vol. 158, No. 1, pp. 13-20.